Scrum Master

The ideal candidate will have at least two years experience as a Scrum master and ideally have, or are in the process of completing, a Scrum Master qualification.

Experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams of researchers, designers, developers and product leads is essential, and experience of working within a large corporate organisation is desirable. Experience and knowledge on delivering consumer facing products, web or mobile solutions is appreciated.

The successful candidate will also be familiar with the use Kanban/Scrum and understand DevOps principles. Use of Azure DevOps would be beneficial, although full training will be provided.

Other Requirements:

• Ability to determine what is scrum and what is not

• Knowledgeable in techniques to fill in gaps in the scrum

• Experience with successful Agile techniques

• Ability to work with and lead a team

• Attention to detail and follow up nothing escapes you or falls through the cracks

• Strong communication, interpersonal and mentoring skills

• Ability to adapt to a changing environment

• Ability to analyse, think quickly and resolve conflict

• Self-motivation and ability to stay focused

• A strong “can do” attitude with an ability to motivate colleagues to do the same

• A role model as a team player with an ability to work collaboratively and positively with others in an open, friendly, flexible and facilitating manner

• Outstanding communication, facilitation, negotiation, and coaching skills

Agile or Scrum methodologies, Strong stakeholder management